The Week Against Mass Incarceration will begin on March 1st and run through the 6th. Click the link below to sign up and to learn about the diverse offerings including a panel with Black … Read more>>
Northeastern Chapter presents the Week Against Mass Incarceration!
02/25/2021
We are proud to announce that the Northeastern University Chapter of the NLG-Mass Chapter will be hosting a week-long program called “Week Against Mass Incarceration”!
CITY OF BOSTON PASSES AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT THE USE OF CHEMICAL CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS BY BOSTON LAW ENFORCEMENT
12/18/2020
PRESS RELEASE
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Contacts:
Jeff Feuer – 617-642-3111
CITY OF BOSTON PASSES AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT THE USE OF
CHEMICAL CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS BY BOSTON LAW ENFORCEMENT
Boston, December 17, 2020 – On December 16, 2020, the Boston City Council took an historic step forward by passing, with an 8 to 4 vote, an ordinance which restricts the use of … Read more>>
In Honor and Loving Memory of Attorney Brian Flynn
12/15/2020
It’s with a heavy heart that we pay our respects and bid farewell to our friend and long-time member of the NLG-Mass Chapter, Brian Flynn. Brian passed away on November 25, 2020 at the age of 62 when his battle with cancer came to an end. His family and friends were at his side. As a stalwart advocate for justice, as a… Read more>>
NLG-Mass Annual Dinner!
10/26/2020
Last Friday, Oct. 23, the National Lawyers Guild-Massachusetts Chapter celebrated a year of hard work and achievements of our members – lawyers and law students – and of local activists who fight for the rights of the people and justice in the courts, classrooms, and on the streets of Massachusetts. While we were unable to meet in person, as we … Read more>>
Climate Change Activists Fined for Peaceful Protest
09/30/2020
On September 24, 2020, member of the NLG-Mass Chapter Mass Defense Committe Attorney Jeff Feuer appeared in person in Roxbury District Court to represent ten climate change activists who had been arrested for hanging a huge CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW banner over the Citgo sign in Kenmore Square during a Red Sox game this summer.
Despite the fact that this was … Read more>>
NLG-Mass Boston Denounces Boston Globe’s Smear of Mass Bail Fund
08/11/2020
On August 6, 2020, the Boston Globe run a story title “Sex Offender Just Set Free by Mass Bail Fund” which was an attack against Massachusetts Bail Fund, an organization which prides itself in bringing some justice to poor people who suffer under our very unjust cash bail system. On August 7, 2020, the NLG-Mass Chapter wrote the following letter … Read more>>
NLG-Mass Stands Against Deployment of Feds in Boston!
07/21/2020
Dear Mayor Walsh, District Attorney Rollins, Boston City Council, and all State and other local elected officials:
The National Lawyers Guild-Massachusetts is gravely concerned with the ongoing
situation in Portland, Oregon. As we write this letter, reports continue to roll in from
Portland, where unidentified federal agents have been arresting protestors without due process. According to reports, people have been … Read more>>
NLG-Mass LO’s at Lynn Anti-Police Brutality Protest
07/06/2020
On Friday, June 26, 2020, at an anti-police brutality protest in Lynn, NLG Legal Observers were hard at work providing the forward facing, on-site support that we are proud to supply to organizers and protesters alike.
From left to right: Katarina Ezikovich, Charley Gibson, Max Fowler, and Ren Workman… Read more>>
NLG Mass Defense Committee in Action
06/22/2020
by Noah Meister
The COVID-19 crisis has created a Catch-22 for activists and organizers: the more dangerous the virus makes in-person actions, the more necessary they become. As a result of the pandemic, one of the first big concerns I noticed amongst activists in Massachusetts was a concern for people imprisoned or detained by the police, and the lack of … Read more>>
NLG-Mass Chapter Keeps Busy Through June
06/16/2020
June has been a very busy month for the NLG-Mass Chapter. Despite the pandemic, our members have been working on many different front providing communities in Massachusetts with legal and political help.
Here’s a report from Jeff Feuer, member of the NLG Board, Mass Defense Committee, and Litigation Committee, on the NLG work he been involved in:
• Work together … Read more>>
Boston Ordinance – Chemical Weapons used by BPD
06/16/2020
NLG Board member Jeff Feuer coordinated a group of NLG attorneys (including Board members Lee Goldstein and David Kelston) and attorneys from the Boston law firm Wilmer Hale in drafting a proposed Ordinance for the City of Boston that would severely restrict the use of tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades, smoke bombs and other chemical and so-called “less lethal” weapons by… Read more>>
NLG-Mass Stands in Solidarity with Protesters of Police Brutality
05/31/2020
The death of George Floyd has sparked protests against police brutality and the all too frequent loss of black people’s lives at the hands of police. The NLG-Mass Chapter stands in firm support and solidarity with all those who have taken to the streets to bring one, loud and unwavering voice in protest against police brutality and oppression!
NLG-Mass Chapter against Facial Recognition Technology
05/31/2020
The National Lawyers Guild-Massachusetts Chapter stands in support of the Ordinance which would ban the use of facial recognition technology in Boston. We are firm believers that the people should be able to walk the streets without worry of being identified and tracked. These technologies undermine our privacy and can be used to track political protesters or anyone who would … Read more>>
NLG Ends Frivolous Lawsuit Attacking BDS Movement
05/19/2020
May 19, 2020
NEW YORK—Anti-Palestinian activist and serial litigant David Abrams has voluntarily agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), filed after NLG refused to publish Abrams’ advertisement indicating that Gush Etzion is part of Israel. Gush Etzion is an illegal settlement on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank.
“We’re pleased to end this time-consuming … Read more>>
NLG-Mass Student Chapter UMASS Dartmouth wins an award!
05/12/2020
Exciting news! Our very own Deb Wilmer has lead the NLG-Mass student chapter at UMASS Dartmouth to winning the Most Improved Student Organization of the Year Award! Congratulations to Deb and to the student chapter!
#Law4ThePeople has a new date!
05/07/2020
Nearly 200 of you responded to the National Office survey about a digital #Law4thePeople convention this year—thank you! Based on your helpful feedback, we’re thrilled to announce that the 2020 #Law4thePeople Convention will take place online September 21-October 4!
While we’re disappointed that our usual in-person convening won’t be possible this year due to the pandemic, we’re encouraged by our … Read more>>
Petition against Harvard Law School’s action on Students
04/28/2020
Recently, Harvard Law School (HLS) has taken action against three of its students, among them Anna Nathanson, president of the HLS NLG Chapter, who organized a campaign against the school’s investment in companies that profit from prisons. In coordination with NLG member Lee Goldstein, the students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard, and now they’ve been investigated and threaten with expulsion.
… Read more>>
April Happy Hour: NUSL Criminal Law Project on Campus Police
04/28/2020
Northeastern Law students Chase Childress, Christine Farolan, and recent grad Alex Stein described at our April Zoom Happy Hour how they came together under the auspices of the their NLG chapter and the NUSL Criminal Law Project to take an in-depth look at how campus police operate, what is the legal framework, and what exactly are they doing. … Read more>>
NLG-Mass Working Through The Pandemic
04/26/2020
Your NLG-Mass Chapter continues to provide unique legal and political support in this time of crisis to the underserved populations that are most affected by the pandemic:
• Our Mass Defense Committee is providing Legal Observers and pro bono legal assistance to activists participating in “in-car” protests, risking arrest in acts of civil resistance while seeking the release of people … Read more>>
Who is Protected and Who is Served?
04/22/2020
“Who is Protected and Who is Served?” is a report put together by Northeastern University’s School of Law’s Criminal Justice Project. In brief, the paper outlines a discrepancy between the broad exercise of authority wielded by campus police departments and the oversight of their conduct as required by law.
Below is an excerpt from the report’s introduction:
“Police violence has … Read more>>
NLG Student Chapter at UMass Honored!
04/21/2020
The National Lawyers Guild Student Chapter at UMass School of Law was recently honored with the “Most Improved Student Organization of the Year” award. The group has held several fundraisers, hosted many excellent speakers, organized a group of students to attend the Robert M. Cover Retreat and trained several legal observers, raising awareness of the Guild and helping to educate … Read more>>
#Law4thePeople 2020 goes Online!
04/15/2020
NLG’s 2020 #Law4thePeople convention was originally scheduled to take place in Detroit this year but due to the ongoing health crisis, it will be making the transition online!
However, to make this event as successful as possible, we need your input! So, please visit the link below and complete the survey before next Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLo1wvpVQAt5u_uhs7BATyGTyc9PDOJl0nQzr7_0MGzVqiag/viewform
We look … Read more>>
Emergency Update on Housing during Coronavirus!
04/02/2020
Friends and Comrades. As we go to press, the Coronavirus has changed everything, including the rights of tenants and homeowners.
On March 22, 2020, as a result of mass protest, the president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES ACT’). The CARES ACT declares a moratorium (120 days after March 27, 2020) on evictions and foreclosures in … Read more>>
NLG-Legal Observers Improvise during Pandemic
03/27/2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, good people are still busy fighting for a better world! Yesterday, Thursday March 26, our comrades from several organizations were in Bristol fighting to free all those who are in ICE detention during the COVID 19 crisis. The protest was carried out in cars, so the NLG Legal Observers – Makis Antzoulatos & Matthew Shepard – … Read more>>
City Life/Vida Urbana Sit-in at Mayor Walsh’s office
03/11/2020
On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Patricia Cantor, Jeff Feuer, and Lee Goldstein served as NLG Legal Observers as 40-50 members and supporters of City Life/Vida Urbana staged a sit-in in Boston Mayor Walsh’s office to demand a meeting with him to discuss the totally inadequate amount of affordable housing to be developed and built at Suffolk Downs over the next … Read more>>
